UK PatLib contact information
Updated 3 July 2024
1. Aberdeen Patent Library Centre
1.1 Address
Aberdeen City Council
Business & Employability Service
Central Library
Rosemount Viaduct
Aberdeen
AB25 1GW
United Kingdom
1.2 Contact details
Telephone: +44(0)12 24070707
Email: [email protected]
1.3 Services available
- information on Intellectual Property (IP), copies of Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and European Patent Office (EPO) literature
- enquiry service
- assisted searching
- referrals to other advice/service providers
- access to internet
- monthly IP clinics with local Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) members (appointment only)
2. Birmingham Patent Library, Business and Intellectual Property Centre
2.1 Address
Business & IP Centre Birmingham
Business and Learning
Library of Birmingham
Centenary Square
Birmingham
B1 2ND
United Kingdom
2.2 Contact details
Telephone: +44(0)12 1303 6800
Email: [email protected]
2.3 Services available
- information on IP, copies of IPO and EPO literature
- daily one hour 1:1 appointment with IP Advisor (appointment only)
- referrals to a a Patent or Trademark attorney for a 1:1 (30min appointment only)
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, business and company databases, market research databases
- referrals to other advice/service providers
- IP workshops and webinars
3. Brighton & Hove Patent Library, Business and IP Centre
3.1 Address
Jubilee Library
1st floor
Jubilee Street
Brighton
BN1 1GE
3.2 Contact details
Telephone: 44 (0) 1273 296944
Email: [email protected]
3.3 Services available:
- information on IP, copies of IPO literature
- free 1 hour 1:1 IP Clinic with a BIPC Specialist (appointment only)
- referrals to a a Patent or Trademark attorney for a 1:1 (30min appointment only)
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, business and company databases, market research databases
- referrals to other advice/service providers
- IP workshops and webinars
4. Bristol Patent Library, Business and IP Centre
4.1 Address
Bristol Central Library
Deanery Road
City Centre
Bristol
BS1 5TL
4.2 Contact details
Telephone: 44 (0) 117 922 3999
Email: [email protected]
4.3 Services available
- information on IP, copies of IPO literature
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, business and company databases, market research databases
- free 1 hour business and IP 1:1 (appointment only)
- referrals to local IP attorneys
- workshops and seminars
- referrals to other advice/service providers
5. Cambridge Patent Library, Business and IP Centre
5.1 Address
Cambridge Central Library
7 Lion Yard
Cambridge
CB2 3QD
United Kingdom
5.2 Contact details
Telephone: +44(0)345 045 5225
Web contact form
5.3 Services available
- information on IP, copies of IPO and EPO literature
- free 1 hour business and IP 1:1 (appointment only)
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, business and company databases, market research databases
- referrals to other advice/service providers
- workshops and Seminars
6. Cumbria Patent Library, Business and IP Centre
6.1 Address
First Floor
Library
Globe Lane
Carlisle
CA3 8NX
6.2 Contact details
6.3 Services available
- information on IP, copies of IPO and EPO literature
- free business and IP 1:1 (appointment only)
- referrals to IP lawyers for advice and guidance
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, business and company databases, market research databases
- referrals to other advice/service providers
- workshops and seminars
7. Devon Patent Library, Business and IP Centre
7.1 Address
Exeter Library
Castle Street
Exeter
Devon
EX4 3PQ
8. Gloucestershire Patent Library
Gloucester Library
Brunswick Road
Gloucester
GL1 1HT
8.1 Contact details
Telephone: +44 (0) 1452 426977
Email: [email protected]
8.2 Services available
- information on all aspects of IP including copyright, patents, trade marks and designs
- enquiry service
- copies of IPO and EPO Literature
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, access to Fame which is a business and market research database
- assisted searching
- referrals to other advice/service providers
9. Glasgow Patent Library Centre
9.1 Address
Business@The Mitchell
The Mitchell Library
North Street
Glasgow
G3 7DN
United Kingdom
9.2 Contact details
Telephone: +44 (0)14 1287 2904
Email: [email protected]
9.3 Services available
- information on IP, copies of IPO and EPO literature
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, databases
- assisted novelty and other IP searches
- fee based document supply
- referrals to other advice/service providers
- patent clinics
9.4 Address
Gloucestershire Patent Library
Brunswick Road
Gloucester
GL1 1HT
10. Hull Patent Library, Business and Intellectual Property Centre
10.1 Address
Central Library
Albion Street
Kingston Upon Hull
HU1 3TF
United Kingdom
10.2 Contact details
Telephone: +44(0)14 8222 3344
Fax: +44(0)14 8261 3449
Email: [email protected]
10.3 Services available
- information on IP, copies of IPO and EPO literature
- enquiry service
- assisted searching by appointment only
- fee based document supply
- referrals to other advice/service providers
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, business and company databases, market research databases
- referrals to local IP attorneys
- workshops and Seminars
11. Kent Patent Library, Business and IP Centre
11.1 Address
Kent History & Library Centre
James Whatman Way
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 1LQ
11.2 Contact details
Telephone: +44 (0) 3000 416 438
Email: [email protected]
11.3 Services available
- information on IP
- free 1:1 enquiry service (by appointment)
- free access to internet, IP information resources, business and company databases, market research databases
- referrals to other advice/service providers
12. Leeds Patent Library, Business and Intellectual Property Centre
12.1 Address
Business & IP Centre Leeds
2nd Floor Central Library
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 3AB
United Kingdom
12.2 Contact details
Telephone: +44(0)11 3378 6010
Email: [email protected]
12.3 Services available
- information on IP, copies of IPO and EPO literature
- enquiry service
- advice on searching
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, business and company databases, market research databases
- IP talks available in the library and externally
- fee based document supply service
- commissioned novelty, current awareness and other IP searches
- CIPA patent clinics
- referrals to other advice/service providers
12.4 Workshops
- business and IP related seminars
- “from idea to market” sessions, looking at the process of developing a new product and getting it to market
- free one to one advice from centre staff, attorneys, lawyers, business advisers, accountants and funding advisers
13. Liverpool Patent Library, Business and Intellectual Property Centre
13.1 Address
Business & IP Centre Liverpool
Liverpool City Central Library
William Brown Street
Liverpool
L3 8EW
United Kingdom
13.2 Contact details
Telephone: +44(0)15 1233 5835
Email: [email protected]
13.3 Services available
- public reading room
- search services
- provision of intellectual property documentation
- helpdesk services
- patent clinics
14. British Library Patent Library, Business and Intellectual Property Centre
14.1 Address
Business & IP Centre London
British Library
Research service
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
United Kingdom
14.2 Contact details
Email: The British Library Reference Team
Fax: +44(0)20 7412 7480
14.3 Services available
- information on IP, copies of IPO and EPO literature
- advice on searching
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, databases
- fee based document supply service
- commissioned novelty, current awareness and other IP searches
- bespoke training sessions
- Public Availability Date service
- Business Information Advice Sessions
- referrals to other advice/service providers
- Comprehensive, fully-funded support programme for businesses specifically looking to grow
14.4 Workshops
- workshops, master-classes and training on a range of business and IP related topics
15. Manchester Patent Library, Business and Intellectual Property Centre
15.1 Address
Business & IP Centre Manchester
Manchester Central Library
St. Peter's Square
Manchester
M2 5PD
15.2 Contact details
Telephone: +44(0)161 234 1990
Email: [email protected]
15.3 Services available
- information on IP, copies of IPO and EPO literature
- enquiry service
- advice and training on how to use the databases
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, databases
- commissioned novelty and other IP searches
- monthly patent clinics offering free appointments with patent attorneys and business advisors
- Manchester Inventors group
- referrals to other advice/service providers
15.4 Workshops
- workshops covering business and IP related topics
- workshops for special interest groups
16. Newcastle Patent Library, Business and Intellectual Property Centre
16.1 Address
Business & IP Centre Newcastle
City Library
Charles Avison Building
33 New Bridge Street West
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8AX
United Kingdom
16.2 Contact details
Email: [email protected]
16.3 Services available
- information on intellectual property
- assistance with searching
- commissioned novelty and other intellectual property searches
- intellectual property advice sessions available by appointment
- referrals to other advice/service providers
17. Northampton Patent Library, Business and Intellectual Property Centre
17.1 Address
Business & IP Centre Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire Central Library
Abington Street
Northampton
NN1 2BA
United Kingdom
17.2 Contact details
Telephone: +44(0)16 0436 1447
Email: [email protected]
17.3 Services available
- information on IP, copies of IPO and EPO literature
- enquiry service by appointment
- advice on searching
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, databases
- commissioned IP searches
- bespoke training sessions
- Business Information Advice Sessions
- referrals to other advice/service providers
- workshops and Seminars
18. Norfolk Patent Library, Business and Intellectual Property Centre
Business & IP Centre Norfolk
Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library
The Forum
Millennium Plain
Norwich
NR2 1AW
18.1 Contact details
Telephone: +44(0)1603 774740
Email: [email protected]
18.2 Services available
- information on IP
- free 1:1 enquiry service (appointment only)
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, business and company databases, market research databases
- referrals to other advice/service providers
- workshops and seminars
19. Nottingham Patent Library Centre
19.1 Address
Business & IP Central Nottingham
Nottingham Central Library
Angel Row
Nottingham
19.2 Contact details
Email: mailto:[email protected]
19.3 Services available
- information on IP
- free 1:1 enquiry service (by email)
- free public access to internet
- referrals to other advice/service providers
- workshops and seminars
19.4 Services available
- free assistance with patent searches by appointment
- Espacenet search service giving access to UK, European and world patents
- resources and information on all aspects of IP including copyright, trade marks and designs
- free computer access
- enquiry service
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, databases
- referrals to other advice/service providers
20. Oxfordshire Patent Library Centre
20.1 Address
Business &IP Centre Oxfordshire
Oxford Westgate Library (2nd floor)
Queen Street
Oxford
OX1 1DJ
20.2 Contact details
Email: [email protected]
20.3 Services available
- information on IP, copies of IPO and EPO literature
- advice on searching
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, databases
- bespoke training sessions
- Business Information Advice Sessions
- referrals to other advice/service providers
- Referral to IP specialist partners and services
- workshops, master-classes and training on a range of business and IP related topics
21. Portsmouth Patent Library Centre
21.1 Address
Portsmouth City Council Library Service
Central Library
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
PO1 2DX
United Kingdom
21.2 Contact details
Telephone: +44(0)2392 688058 or +44(0)23 9268 8064
Email: [email protected]
21.3 Services available
- information on IP, Copies of IPO and EPO Literature
- enquiry service
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, databases
- fee based document supply
- referrals to other advice/service providers
22. Sheffield Patent Library, Business and Intellectual Property Centre
22.1 Address
Business & IP Centre Sheffield
Central Library
Surrey Street
Sheffield
S1 1XZ
United Kingdom
22.2 Contact details
Telephone: +44(0)11 4273 4736
Email: [email protected]
22.3 Services available
- information on IP, copies of IPO and EPO literature
- enquiry service
- advice on searching (by appointment)
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, databases
-
BizTalks for entrepreneurs and inventors
- referrals to other advice/service providers
- monthly patent clinics
- monthly trade mark clinics
22.4 Workshops
- introductory workshops on intellectual property, trade marks, trade mark searching and copyright
- research your market workshop
23. Southampton PatLib and Business and IP Centre
23.1 Address
Southampton Central Library
Civic Centre
Southampton
SO14 7LW
23.2 Contact details
Telephone: +44 (0) 2380 832609
Email: [email protected]
23.3 Services available
- information on Intellectual property (IP);
- trademark search
- general advice on IP
- fortnightly free IP clinics (3 half hours sessions) with local Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) members (appointment only)
- referrals to other advice/service providers
24. Tees Valley Patent Library, Business and IP Centre
24.1 Address
Business & IP Centre
Church Road
Stockton-on-Tees
TS18 1TU
24.2 Contact details
Telephone: +44 (0) 1642 528202
Email: [email protected]
24.3 Services available
- information on IP, copies of IPO and EPO literature
- free 1 hour business and IP 1:1 (appointment only)
- free public access to internet, IP information resources, business and company databases, market research databases
- referrals to other advice/service providers
- workshops
25. Worcestershire Patent Library, Business and IP Centre
25.1 Address
The Hive
Sawmill Walk
The Butts
WR1 3PD
25.2 Contact details
Email: [email protected]
25.3 Services available
- information on IP, copies of IPO and EPO literature
- monthly IP Drop-in Clinics
- regular IP workshops and Seminars
- referrals to local IP attorneys
- free public access to internet, IP information resources and business databases